Patient claims earlier surgery would have led to earlier diagnosis – Defense Verdict

A 32-year-old patient who was 24 weeks pregnant presented to the emergency department with reports of severe abdominal pain, cramping and nausea. She also reported to hospital staff that she had been born with a condition called gastroschisis—a birth defect where a baby is born with her intestines on the outside of the abdominal wall.
Ultrasound, ...